FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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built stone walls within the mountains to create a flat surface
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alternated crops to keep the soil fertilized
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used land outside of the island to grow crops
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used floating gardens called chinampas that were anchored to trees
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chinampas were invented by the Aztec civilization. Sometimes referred to as “floating gardens, ” chinampas are artificial islands that were created by interweaving reeds with stakes beneath the lake’s surface, creating underwater fences.
Detailed explanation-2: -They were created by staking out the shallow lake bed and then fencing in the rectangle with wattle. The fenced-off area was then layered with mud, lake sediment, and decaying vegetation, eventually bringing it above the level of the lake.
Detailed explanation-3: -The chinampa is an artificial cultivation system that is built in areas where water is the main natural resource present in the environment, this aquifer surface is called wetland. They are built in order to grow plants, vegetables and vegetables for self consumption and local market.
Detailed explanation-4: -Comprised of raised fields, chinampas provided enough fertile soil into which the Aztecs could plant seeds and grow enough sustenance for the people in the empire. The natural land of the region was not fertile nor solidified enough to do so. The Aztecs would dredge canals and place the layers of mud to the sides.